EMDM
November/December '99
Selected Contents
For Single Use Only? Prove It, Says Belgian Legislature
Cover Products- Extrusion and moulding services
- Welding equipment
- Polyamide
- ISO 9000 Revisions May Pose Problems for Device Companies
- ISO Drafts Standard for Risk Management
- Procedures Outlined for Successful Global Product Development
- Presentation Highlights Plasma Solutions for Medical Applications
- Suppliers of Private Certification Marks Prepare for Action Against German Government
- Ceramic Coating Process for Implants Under Development
- Swedish Supplier Reorganizes to Bolster Medical Operations
- Device Subcontractor Optimizes Moulding Services
- Automated Cleanroom Integrates Robotic, Transport, and Storage Systems
- Film Digitizer Developed for Mammography Applications
- Turnkey Rapid-Test Manufacturing System Launched
- New Identifiers Launched for Product Safety Marks
- In Brief
- Shows and Conferences
Technology News- Porous PTFE Material Withstands Conventional Machining
- Coating Process Enhances PTCA Stylet's Torque and Lubricity
- Contract Laboratory Develops Surface Tests for Medical Devices
Special Report:
Manufacturing Execution Systems
MES can help manufacturers achieve reduced cycle times, zero-error production, and automated compliance-data management.
Spotlight:
Spotlight on on Pumps and Valves
Dispensing units, tube cutters, automation equipment, injection molding machines, catheter processors, and more!
Jacques Kinsbergen, CEO of the Belgium-based Jacoti consultancy, has wrestled with reimbursement issues since the mid-1980s. Here, he about the evolving reimbursement environment.
Product Update:
Sterilization Firms Strive to Cut Costs, Turnaround Times
Bottom-line measures drive technology as suppliers work to meet changing regulatory and market needs.
The EMDM Top 40
These product and service descriptions, first published in EMDM between May 1998 and April 1999, garnered the greatest response from our readers.
Showstoppers
A selection of innovative new products and services exhibited at MEDTEC (Amsterdam) and Motek (Sinsheim, Germany).
Special Section
Contract Services
Subcontractors invest in new technologies and optimize processes to meet a growing demand from Europe's medical device OEMs. Also:
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